Sunday, March 20, 2011

Garlic bread (short cut)

 Here the local 'Garden farm market' sells these rolls in a much lesser price (say, 4 big rolls for a dollar - '2010 ). Moreover one cannot pass by that aisle ignoring those fresh rolls. So whenever we go to that shop I will stock up some rolls in various shapes and flavors. While trying to utilize the left over rolls, I found an interesting garlic bread recipe all over the web.  Though Baguette (French bread) is highly recommended for this recipe, this too works fine for me. Try and enjoy!



Ingredients:
Bread rolls / French bread - 1/2 foot long
unsalted butter - 2 tbsp (or more)
powdered dry garlic - 1 tsp
Italian seasoning (dried) - 1 tsp
salt - to taste

We can use fresh garlic also. But microwave / cook the garlic before mashing to avoid a strong odor. Nowadays I prefer garlic powder for this recipe.  If needed mix some olive oil to butter to get a healthier version.

Method:
Cut the bread diagonally and make thick long slices.
(If using fresh garlic, microwave the fresh garlic cloves with a tsp of water and mash well).
Soften the butter and mix the garlic powder, Italian herbs, salt and mix well.
Coat both sides of the bread slice with this mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 deg C.
Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
Spray some oil.
Place the bread slices and bake till the crust turns golden / mildly crispy in outside (8-10 minutes approximately).
Garlic bread is ready!

Serving suggestion:
Serve warm as snack or sides with pizza, pasta.

14 comments:

Tina said...

its my fav too ...yummy...

Saraswathi Iyer said...

My fav one. Looks yummy.

JishasKitchen said...

delicious break...looks perfect!!

Saucy Siciliana said...

A wonderful recipe, I love garlic bread! In fact you reminded me that I haven't made it in a long time so I will make it just as soon as I get the bread. We don't get french bread here in Trapani so I'll have to look around for a suitable bread. Thank you for the tip! Have a nice Sunday!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

A quick and yummy recipe..

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Priya Suresh said...

Love this short cut garlic bread,thanks for sharing dear..

Suja Manoj said...

Easy and quick garlic bread..love the flavor of garlic and butter combined.

Chitra said...

I love garlic bread. will try this soon.

Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) said...

Garlic bread looks awesome, and so easy to make!

பாரதசாரி said...

"Italian seasoning (dried) - 1 tsp"
I tried combination of dry basil and oregano..it was divine...
Than u so much!!

Sarah Naveen said...

that looks so delicious...

I am doing good dear..and good to hear from you..

aipi said...

That's a quickie..sounds delicious!


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Swathi said...

Love your short cut garlic bread. nice to have with evening tea.

shriannalakshmi said...

easy and yummy one.Thanks for the recipe.

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